Her Majesty, The Termite Queen | National Geographic

[@MegaCapitalG]

Wonder what Mother's day is like in the colony.

[@assmane999]

She's all like: "oh great, another crappy home-made card to add to the collection. Would it kill you to actually spend some actual termite-money on me once in a while? I sit around here, busting my abdomen to keep this place running and this is the thanks I get?".

[@rank10ygo]

Cap what are you doing here

[@hahayousucklmao125]

Crappy termite cards, crappy termite cards evreywere

[@merchantodeath12gaming88]

👌🏻👈🏻

[@somerandomasian3419]

MerchantOdeath12 Gaming is that Wingdings?

[@reala90]

How the hell do they get footage of these without pissing off the termites?

[@teriyakichicken1848]

They paid one of the termites.

[@lennyface2675]

I know I'm late but I think they use a special hormone like chemical on tiny cameras. So that way the termites will think it's one of their own. Edit: Wow, I've forgotten about this reply

[@kinnundo6434]

The termites actually signed a pretty lucrative agreement

[@MisterBones2910]

It's surprising how closely they copied it in Aliens. I figured that they had embellished more in the movie, but it's actually very similar.

[@Argonisgema]

+CDog2910 yeah your right i got a total Alien vibe from this.

[@MisterBones2910]

Argonisgema Yeah, I always knew the birthing sac dealy was based on termites; but I had no idea that it actually pulsated and shit.

[@IgnisDomini97]

+CDog2910 Actually the Xenomorphs are more closely based on parasitoid wasps than termites (which reproduce in the same way as Xenomorphs, implanting living creatures with their eggs which then hatch and consume the host from the inside out)

[@MisterBones2910]

Ignis Domini Not the reproduction cycle, the way the eggs are lain by the queen.

[@BM24DK]

One day I can hope to become the termite queen

[@nabbitsyoutube8695]

You wanna crap out eggs when you want too?

[@ELSTINKO.]

Nabbit's KZbin XD I DIED AT THAT COMMENT

[@imnotwhoyouthinkiam]

Nabbit's KZbin lol

[@BM24DK]

Luan Nguyen Thanh Sarcasm my friend

[@Brutixx_]

Your not a termite

[@davidworsley7969]

Narrated by Troy McClure-you may remember him from The Simpsons.

[@MattGodzilla2000]

You may remember me from such nature films as Man Vs Nature, the road to victory.

[@Lugmillord]

Good thing the state doesn't need to pay her child benefits.

[@tubatupora0512]

Lugmillord she is the state

[@thetrueindiz]

@@tubatupora0512 Haha, I can almost sense the ''yo mama''

[@mazhartahir5810]

they ate my house

[@Aqua.man045]

Did you sue them?

[@mazhartahir5810]

hahahahah

[@haydenb.6006]

darn temotodes

[@johnfitnesspacertestakamat9824]

Hayden B yeah those darn termoredoes

[@harryvaliente9425]

Me too

[@waleedfaruki8844]

Finally, someone who reproduces just as much as my ex.

[@jmc7788]

Hahha

[@pearlnepgen5100]

My guy! What's wrong with your ex!

[@snail9552]

@@pearlnepgen5100 maybe he and his ex is a termite queen and king

[@pearlnepgen5100]

@@snail9552 not likely

[@MrMrsJr]

Where's Bear Grylls when we need him

[@zzigzag286]

Bear Grylls: I had to sallow a termite queen whole to survive, the problem is im now a termite nest

[@invasivealien11]

I'm scratching so MUCH !!

[@adiahaalexander9359]

OMG ME TOO!!!!!

[@SuperMinecreator]

OMFG ME TO, and... scary 0.0

[@archetype9233]

reminds me of the fuckin alien queen from alien vs predator

[@punja73]

i think that's where they got the inspiration from

[@saleemfarhat]

Saleem Frazer Sick name, bro.

[@AIntune]

we require more minerals

[@LennoxValencio]

We require more overlords

[@Hiperforteca]

jpbf91 we require more biomass

[@celeos1475]

Hyper WE REQUIRE MORE BABIES

[@MisterBones2910]

+Steve Jibs *spawn more

[@Lol-fc8zw]

must acquire essence

[@HACHIAttack]

I Need a flamethrower...

[@HNUmaker]

Or an army of ants!

[@noR10swDBaur]

HNUmaker THIS IS....

[@HNUmaker]

Sparta!

[@HACHIAttack]

noR10swDBaur No... THIS IS HENTAI!!!

[@neiljohndecena7636]

Vaas Montenegro borrow from jason, the one he used to burn the crops... remember that?

[@cactusfilms8915]

Actually its 164340000 because of the considerarion of the leap year and in the 15 year span there are 3 leap years so theres an extra 90,000 eggs.

[@DragonDePlatino]

You must be fun at parties.

[@cactusfilms8915]

Platino Psicon your attempt to phase me has been unsuccessful.

[@NicholasOblivion1]

They might have already calculated that. I don't think they were trying to be exactly accurate, but to show you an idea of how many eggs they were talking about.

[@buffmarkeymark9851]

Dawson Depetris Off by 0.003% darn

[@davidsun1509]

But having a leap year doesnt make her live any longer

[@poetunleashingemo]

I laughed so hard when the narrator says "This body will crank out..." it is like a rap video

[@Mad1Z]

why is that the most disgusting place on earth?

[@K87e87l87e87p87a87r]

Right? This guy's never been to a gas station bathroom.

[@johnmagallanes4905]

Its look like aliens

[@Tm_37]

Because their mom sits all day and leave all the chores to different generations.

[@morgan4330]

I have the same question

[@kareandersson]

Wonder what the feminists say about this?

[@thetrueindiz]

Depends on the type. If you mean those disastrous attention seekers, they wouldn't say anything, they would be too uninterested in any sort of science.

[@bombussapiens3953]

Since when did National Geographic begin to refer anything in the nature as "the most disgusting"? Honestly? NatGeo used to be about smart documentary, now it apparently has sunk to the level of opinionated "journalism". Really sad, especially considering that termites are actually amazing social insects and that it's really remarkable how the queen functions. But no, according to NatGeo, it's "disgusting".

[@gautamon]

That's what I really like about Sir David Attenborough and his documentaries - his love and respect for all creatures in the nature, there is no other like him.

[@Krokussify]

+BombusSapiens bcoz america

[@pleadinsanitygaming741]

what if the queen dies? how will they get another? shouldnt there be more her size? I HAVE SO MANY QUETIONS

[@killerman19880385]

If I'm right they actually lay eggs that gives birth to new termite queens that go to other locations to reproduce and make a new colony.

[@pleadinsanitygaming741]

oh ok thx

[@jjvaafusuaga778]

killerman19880385 or you can squish both those queens with a giant sandal

[@juputoatrox8741]

Jj Vaafusuaga Don't need to a ''giant'' sandal .

[@jjvaafusuaga778]

ok then...ill get my enormous sandal

[@andiezacky]

taking yo mama jokes to the next level

[@jonsears5842]

so this was the inspiration for the queen from Aliens. looks exactly like that sack it was attached to before it tried to kill Ripley.

[@termitetreatmentcosts4503]

That is a huge termite mound and a huge termite queen! It's interesting that the helpers groom her.

[@WardofSquid]

Queen termite looks like the Empress Bulblax boss from Pikmin!

[@DoorCloser]

10,950,000 per year!!!! Zomg, that's the only one queen, Imagine how many termit queens on this planet. It probably will be more than billion every day, oh mah gaaaaaaaaaad

[@JDell401]

I always end up here, I always get disgusted, I always come back...

[@thetrueindiz]

Sounds like the start of a fetish

[@joaomarcosqueirozteles9926]

The queen is like ;-; "Kill me, oh wait Nvm just got child support"

[@statixsc3013]

here cos it was a top post on reddit what the hell is this thing

[@divaxmachina7297]

Same here.

[@HAWX9]

I started to itch by just watching this!

[@revilolavinruf]

What the fuck, nature.

[@TheRaveJunkie]

Nescience is a gift.

[@vectrom21]

that's how the Zergs began!

[@johnschuman8910]

I had the same thought...

[@unclekanethetiberiummain1994]

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[@Myuri123]

Yeah .. thats 10 seconds of precious life! =D Impressive .. those termites are impressive

[@DragonDePlatino]

I pity the entomologist who had to count those 30,000 eggs.

[@yadi673]

Thanks, I've downloaded it

[@Irken_Invader_Zim]

I thought termite queens live up to 50 years

[@kellywilson-lawson1857]

Some do

[@edgardeloera2874]

When I was younger I thought they were a foot long

[@Flowerbarrel]

That's some fine architecture.

[@dietmoikhutrunghanoi9091]

Great movie ever

[@timothyt.82]

Fun fact: In the game Pikmin 2, you can find an enemy called the Empress Bulblax, that strongly resembles a termite queen. Although the bulborb, which is the species the Empress falls into, is a more individual hunter species, if the time calls for it then a bulborb can become an Empress Bulblax. There is also an Emperor Bulblax, but... I don't think that would create an Empress. Who would have thought Nintendo would make a weird game...

[@HankMFWimbleton]

The Empress Bulblax has returned. Chaos will ensue.

[@taejiminie5248]

how does one become a queen? like if it dies? and she makes babies without a dad?

[@ismailismail90]

+itslyndaaa The ants select one or two candidates from between all the larvae to become queen by feeding them something called royal jelly, which allows them to develop reproductive organs. So when they mature they fight it out and there you go, the winner becomes queen.

[@ZTanMURReneRs]

+Shake'n Bake These are not ants, they're termites. And with termites there's also a king that has sex with the queen repeatedly for a longer stretch of time. It's ants where the males die off after having sex once and the Queen keeps producing babies without a male

[@ismailismail90]

oops my apologies

[@mylesguda2505]

+Shake'n Bake also ants don't make royal jelly, bees do...

[@sspencer4546]

+Prismo Wishmaster lol you would know that from that adventure time episode were a bee fell inlove with finns flower

[@Joe22c]

@GravenXraidz Queen: I think I need more drones... *SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS!* Queen: What the hell was that?!

[@rydag11]

Mother Of The Year

[@luki2255]

TU POLSKA PRZEJMUJEMY TEN FILM ! ;D

[@alstef09]

The workers have a lame job... I feel bad for them...

[@alstef09]

LOL True

[@perry1134]

And yet, in the end, it is the queen who is enslaved to her workers.

[@davinkim7930]

In retrospect, I think queen's job is alot lamer than workers.

[@gerardzhou2729]

Da Vin Kim Well it all sucks really. I guess at the end of the day life sucks, and the only thing to look forward to is getting stepped on by a giant.

[@StefanConstantinDumitrache]

Da Vin Kim Get fat, stand still and pop'em out, Majesty

[@MrLangam]

QUEEN ANT: Worker, What does the scouter says about its egg laying level? Ant: IT'S OVER 9,000!

[@renekenshin6573]

That queen looks so much like the smart bug in starship troopers :/

[@Azrael261]

I came from the "HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK DID I GET HERE????" to this and I can say this soothes me :D

[@PeepoFrog]

why cant they just have like 10 queens for extra reproduction? ;) Vote me for prez and i will make this happen

[@KWHere2]

Oh bother....

[@mr.bantman8189]

there can be only one head. the queen selects about 20, and the first queen that's born kills the others.

[@EnigmacTheFirst]

+Sam K I thought that was bees.

[@mr.bantman8189]

EnigmacTheFirst my mistake

[@PeepoFrog]

Sam K But lets be honest guys, who would you rather have as president? the random guy on youtube (me) or Trump and Hillary? .... yeah the choise isnt hard now is it?

[@060anjalizoology6]

King is relaxed even after having so many attendees of queen as all except him are sterile😂😂

[@greenetomphson6164]

Does the termite queen remind anyone else of Empress Bulblax?

[@alwayschanging5821]

yes, I was just thinking, "so this is what inspired the empress bulbax I guess... gross." hahaha

[@georgewang2947]

Or the Slurm Queen

[@zombieranma2263]

How about the Queen Alien from Alies? Now we're going way back.

[@Redpotato2]

How about throw Justin Bieber in there

[@FreakyGremlinDK]

how many of these eggs survive to become termites? Anyone know?

[@mikea2363]

i supose most of them do, i mean, they are pretty safe from everything. But again, how many termites dye each day?

[@mistersmiley9425]

+Mike A None dye everyday. Otherwise there would be green, purple and other colored termites.

[@mikea2363]

NOD Gaming why?

[@amspook]

+Mike A It's die not dye.

[@mistersmiley9425]

I told him that :/

[@L424RU5]

Reminds me of a scene in Starship troopers

[@CeruleanFilms]

Someone needs to put Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" behind this.

[@TheWitchdoctr]

@Seijikuro I don't think you would. But the thought gives me shivers....

[@ja52ng74]

I think I found out why the new brand of rice I bought looks a little dodgy...

[@Errorabc123]

hmmm

[@dandanny6906]

just burn it and cook it who will notice

[@mr30u79]

What a fascinating social structure. I presume a quite efficient one as well.

[@BlimeyGames]

dat booty

[@54markl]

Amazing, almost miraculous.

[@Morzall0055]

She is hawt

[@LangsGalgEnRad]

Heart of the Swarm !!

[@katharinaw.8568]

why am i watching this

[@schwazala]

This is so freaky and SO AWESOME.

[@lovelyjandigirl]

termite no longer in philippines becoz the other filipino eat the queen termites.deep fried queen termites yuck!!!!!!!!

[@supercraft93]

wut what?! we do not!

[@RyanTheTan]

Zetsu Dragneel Yah!

[@gamerslothiv2808]

Props to the cameraman for recording this

[@punja73]

so if all the worker termites are sterile who fertilizes the queen's eggs?

[@punja73]

Saleem Frazer just like in Aliens

[@punja73]

sci fi brought us here

[@kelvinwong9362]

There's a king termite.

[@punja73]

***** does he do the deed does he? he must be pretty busy lol

[@5Fathom5]

There is a king as well, not as big as her but much bigger then the workers

[@yay101909]

they film it by the farms they grow in labs for observation, and place tiny cameras in the nest using termites and wires.

[@polarity345]

that's quite impressive

[@leffnoid]

This is exactly what a Zerg hatchery does: gain sustenance, and continuously produce larva for more workers and other units.

[@RabidRosicky]

ive picked random videos for the last ten minutes and now my suggestions consist of termites, dangerous rugby tackles and songs about staple foods

[@Syrinx69]

Oh what a wonderful, wonderful thing! To be the termite queen!

[@HeavyTrippin]

That's the best part of youtube!

[@piggyoinkoink6352]

Since every termite in the colony is her offspring you can tell them a "yo mama's so fat" joke and the entire colony would be offended

[@6letterss]

David Attenborough is still the king of good doucmentary voice over

[@Decembirth]

It wasn't shown, but the 'king' termite stays and mates with her for life.

[@BenKerman]

I'm not sure about termites, but bees and ants only mate once a lifetime and then produce eggs from that.

[@gommcollie]

Royal assembly line ~amazing~

[@theuncalledfor]

So beautiful.

[@54markl]

I wish you well, little guys.

[@Darryl619]

like i knew your profile picture was fake but i still got scared. lol XD

[@movingforde]

Good question.

[@AaronMetallion]

MADE MY DAY!!! LMAO.

[@BeatsbyJayToonin]

I shaked my body after watching this lol

[@lolwut1337n355]

I'm glad you asked *opens bottle*

[@bluejill404]

Hey, please say how did you captured this video so close!!! 👀

[@farinangelo]

Genius!!!!

[@Shaltor2]

I'm more of an ant kind of guy, but this was still cool.

[@jkleli]

I miss programming like this.. All we get nowadays is reality TV about logging, fishing, guns, or whatever else the directors can make entertaining..

[@arrrryyy]

being from this industry even I didn't know about this until now

[@frbjoernLA]

Thanks for your comment but it is clear that you misunderstand me, or possibly English is not your first language! I was born in Germany and from age 5 raised in Southern Ireland, I love both countries with a passion. I immigrated to the USA and love it here also. I was stuck in England for a number of years because my parents brought me there. Only England was a nightmare for me and it certainly is not my country! I don't hate England. I just wouldn't want to ever visit it again.

[@lordbeans2627]

The king is having fun

[@valeriel769]

i love this!!

[@2rytmc]

It looks like that boss on the new DMC Demo lmao

[@electron2601]

Who knows, maybe the life of a termite queen is blissful or enjoyable. The only way to really know is to be in her mind.

[@ceeebee8858]

She is a Queen for a reason... that's why there is no King. It's useful vs useless(until he's truly needed)

[@eliancalebsaquilayan5255]

So that's how monarchy works! Thanks Natgeo your'e very useful. Im learning Biology AND Political Science...neat!

[@eliancalebsaquilayan5255]

you're*

[@Mikeanglo]

The Termite KING DEMANDS IT, JUSTIN!

[@ShiveringSoulZ]

I don't really want to imagine myself as a queen termite thanks lol

[@Piyush_mardolkar9277]

Remember always respect your mother.

[@fray__bond2868]

Ridley Scott should file a copyright claim on termites for copying the Queen alien

[@Marcara081]

If you ever set a horror movie in Africa, please have someone fall into a termite mound. Bleugh!